Ok, I just did a scan of the cheese section at my local grocery store. This is a very small college town, with a fairly high number of refugees from major urban areas like Washington DC, so it's probably not typical of anything. Also, there are some very good grocery stores within about a five to ten mile drive from here that probably have a much better selection.

The usual assortment of cheddars, colbys, swiss, monterry jack, edam, gouda, mozzarella, and grated parmesan. (As well as the "processed cheese foods" mentioned in previous posts.)

The special cheese section included domestic brie and domestic gorgonzola. I also saw a French chevre, but I don't know if it's imported or not. Both sections had both solid and crumbled feta. The special section also had brick and havarti. I haven't tried any of these cheeses from this store. I'm thinking about giving the gorgonzola and the French chevre a try. Since I've never had non-domestic gorgonzola, I guess I won't know if it's any good by non-American standards.

I would rate this store's cheese section as ok. Not great, but not terrible. At least it has brie and feta. I think I'd like it better if it had more imported cheeses, though.

Carol